More and more vehicle manufacturers are using transponder-equipped mechanical keys and keyless fobs to operate their new vehicles. There is also an increase in the number of vehicles equipped with higher security mechanical lock mechanisms including...

Article • April 4th, 2011

The Miracle-A5 key machine, distributed by Keyless Ride, can either originate a new automotive key by known cuts or decode cuts and originate from an existing key. One of interesting features of the Miracle-A5 is the capability of originating most...

Article • April 1st, 2011

CCL has been a manufacturer of specialty lock products since 1882. The company originally featured a quality line of pin tumbler utility locks. Later, the CCL name became synonymous with Sesamee combination padlocks. CCL is now offering several new...

Article • March 31st, 2011

TWENTY YEARS AGO Jerry Finch explained the system used to masterkey Corbin-Russwin master ring cylinders. Bill Reed commented on key blank numbering systems. T.C. Mickley wrote an article on Cutler Mailboxes. Cutler was later acquired by...

Article • March 4th, 2011

TWENTY YEARS AGO Milt Wolferseder opened a Meilink class B safe. Allen Kutchins answered some tax questions. Jerry Levine suggested carrying golf tees in your toolbox to solve strikeplate loose screw problems. Access control was a featured topic...

Article • February 3rd, 2011